calligraphy practice exemplar; character model sheet
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model characters for calligraphy practice; exemplar sheet
A learning aid for traditional Chinese calligraphy, typically a sheet of characters printed in light ink or on thin paper, placed beneath practice paper ('仿纸') for tracing and imitation.
Chū初
xué学
shū书
fǎ法
shí时
，
lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
xiān先
yòng用
fǎnɡ仿
yǐnɡ影
liàn练
xí习
jī基
běn本
bǐ笔
huà画
。
When we first started learning calligraphy, the teacher had us use exemplar sheets to practice basic strokes.
Zhè这
zhānɡ张
fǎnɡ仿
yǐnɡ影
shànɡ上
shì是
Yán颜
Zhēn真
qīnɡ卿
de的
kǎi楷
shū书
zì字
tǐ体
。
This exemplar sheet features the regular script style of Yan Zhenqing.
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Hái孩
zi子
bǎ把
fǎnɡ仿
yǐnɡ影
diàn垫
zài在
zhǐ纸
xià下
，
rèn认
zhēn真
de地
miáo描
mó摹
。
The child placed the exemplar sheet under the paper and carefully traced the characters.